Roll-up bed



P 1961 E. J. GOLDENTHAL 3,001,211

ROLL-UP BED Filed Aug. 22, 1960 INVENTOR EDGAR I GOLDENTHAL.

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ATTORNEYS United States Patent 3,001,211 1 ROLLUP BED Edgar J. Goldenthal, 225 W. 86th St., New York, NY.

. Filed Aug. 22, 1960, Ser. No. 51,178

1 Claim. (Cl. -202) This invention relates to new and useful improvements in beds, and relates more particularly to a collapsible or roll-up bed. More specifically, the instant invention is directed to a bed capable of being rolled up when not in use in much the same manner as a window-shade.

Heretofore, folding beds or cots have been generally constructed in such a manner that they take up a great deal of room even when in their folded or inoperative position. This is obviously undesirable where space must be taken into consideration.

An important object of this invention is to provide a collapsible or roll-up bed construction that can 'be installed in any room and which, when so installed, will occupy a minimum of space.

Another object of this invention is to provide a roll-up bed of simple, durable, and inexpensive construction in which the foot portion of the bed can be moved in a horizontal plane toward and away from the head of the bed, and in which the said foot portion is provided with means for hooking said bed to an opposite wall or,,alternatively, provided with conventional folding legs.

It is a further object of this invention to provide'a spring-actuated roller upon which the sleeping portion or support member of the bed is automatically rolled when Still further, this invention proposes the use of folding or telescoping side bars and other accessories for use with the bed Where extra heavy and individuals are to be accommodated or when additional stability is desired.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a roll-up bed construction wherein the opening and the closing of the bed is achieved with speed and facility.

Other objects and advantages of this invention, together with certain details of construction and combinations of parts, will appear from the following detailed description and will be pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings wherein preferred embodiments of this invention are shown,

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the bed in operative position;

FIG. 2 is a sectional top view of the bed shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an end view of the bed shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a view of one of the reinforcing bars of the bed shown in its unassem-bled position;

FIG. 5 is a view of the auxiliary legs of the bed shown in folded condition;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the storage housing for the bed taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 2; and

FIG. 7 is a. fragmentary perspective view of the storage cabinet for the bed with the bed in its inoperative position.

Like reference numerals indicate like parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

Referring now to the drawing for a detailed description of this invention, the roll-up bed 10 constituting the present invention is adapted to be received in a cabinet structure 11 which is secured to wall 12 of a room by means of suitable fastening means 13. The cabinet 11 includes a rectangular bottom wall 14, a rear wall 15, side walls 16, 17 and top wall 18. The cabinet 11 also is provided with a door 19, provided with a handle 20, which is hinged to the bottom wall 14 of the cabinet at 21. Suitably secured to the rear wall 15 and side walls 16, 17 of the cabinet is a shelf 22 which divides the cabinet into two compartments 23, 24.

Permanently mounted within the lower compartment 24 3,091,21 l Patented Sept. 26, 1961 2 of the cabinet is a spring roller 25, which is similar to the well known window-shade rollers. The roll-up bed 10 has a sleeping portion or support member 26, which is preferably constructed from a piece of heavy canvas, fabric, or other suitable material secured at one end thereof to the roller 25. The fabric may be, if desired, fireproof, waterproof and mildewproof.

Referring now to FIG. 6, it will be noted that the support member 26, in the inoperative position of the bed, is wound upon the roller 25 and is received entirely within the compartment 24. A spring element 27 prevents the support member 26 from accidentally unrolling when not in use. The upper compartment 23 of the cabinet 11 provides storage space for a rolled kapok or air mat.- tress 28 which, if desired, may be placed on the bed for additional comfort of the user. The compartments 23, 24 are of suflicient size to permit the storage of accessory folding legs and reinforcing bars to be described more fully hereinafter. l

As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of hook-like members 30 are secured to the wall 31 in any desired manner. The free end of support member 26, designated by numeral 32, is secured to the hooks 30 by means of nylon or other strong cords 33, the cords being provided at their free ends with metal loops or hooks 34 for attachment t members 30.

The support member 26 of the bed structure is folded upon itself at the free end thereof to form an opening 35 therein thereby providing a channel for the reception of a metal reinforcing bar 36, the bar 36 being normally permanently retained in the bed structure.

Referring now to FIG. 3, it will be noted that the bar 36 is provided with a pair of apertures 37 near the ends thereof. These apertures are adapted to receive projections 38 which are mounted on the accessory folding legs 39, 40. When it is desired to modify the bed structure to accommodate extra heavy individuals or when additional stability is required, the folding legs are added to the support member at its free end and the projections 38 are engaged in apertures 37 thereby forming a firm connection. The legs 39, 40 are preferably provided with rubber skid-checks 41. The accessory folding legs 39, 40 may also be used when it is desired to use the bed structure without attaching the extension cords 33 of the support member 26 to the opposite wall 31. In such a situation, the support member is merely pulled to its outermost position in much the same manner as a windowshade and then the legs are secured as previously described.

The present invention also contemplates the use of side bars 42 for increasing the stability of the bed structure 10. Only one such bar will be described, it being understood that a bar 42 is mounted on each s1de of the bed structure. The side bars are preferably comprised of telescoping sections 43, 44, 45. Section 43 of bar 42 is provided with a slot 46 which receives a lug 47 mounted on the exterior of cabinet structure 11. Section is provided with a similar slot 48 adapted to receive a projection 49 on the end of the reinforcing bar 36. The cooperation of slots 46, 48 and projections 47, 49 aids in stabilizing the bed structure 10.

The support member 26 is provided with a plurality of loops 50 through which pass the side bars 42. When the bed structure is assembled in its operative position, the loops 50 and side bars 42 cooperate to keep the fabric support member 26 taut, thereby forming a relatively simple but stable bed structure.

Assuming that the bed 10 is in the folded position of FIG. 6 and is to be extended, to put it into use one merely pulls outwardly upon the pivoted door 19 of cabinet 11 using handle 20. This causes the door to swing down- -5 0, and the projections 47,149engaged in slo'fs 43.

ma e 2 an teame f e ew Pa isa of cabin et 11, unrolled anduplaced on the tau't fab ric bed structure isnow readytor use. few suggested uses of the instant invention are as follotysi a spare bed the home; a bed in professional of- Iiices, stores, etc.; as" an adjunct of the recovery room inident aland medical o ificesi in station wagons for use on trips hunters and fishermen; on vessels such I as sub marines; in space craft; in ambulances, etc. wherever space is of utmost consideration.

The presentinventionmay be embodied in other speoific'formsu/ithout departing'frorn-the. spirit of "their;- remiss. i "]What is claimed as new anddesired to beisecured by Letters Patent isz i i A roll-up bed comprising, in combination, a multi-compartment'cabinet structure, a spring-biased roller mounted in one of said compartments, a fabric support member hav- 'IeTQa nd t vl t Sai tel r-le ad p e to b emai . .4 rolled onto the same when the bed is in inoperative position, the free end of said fabric support member being folded upon itself to formga hem having an opening therein, a reinforcing bar in said opening, a plurality of cords fastened to said reinforcing bar and loops carried by said cords whereby said cords may be attached to a wan; means foi iin oreasing thestability of said 'fabric support memberincluding removably mounted telescoping slotted side bars positioned parallel and adjacent to sai iahr asunpartmem e h as e th re fasa sweetie ba bei -sw eti miset a med t said cabinet and reinforcing banadditional removably mo ed mean -9 su ae inai te ree an o a d iabri support member vvheri 'the bed, is in operative position said means including fielding legs and means on saidfabric support member and said legs for holding said legs in operative position, a mattress'adapted: to be placed on said fabric support-member, said mattress adapted to. be rolled up and contained in the other of said compartments when notiin use, said telescoping bars and, said folding legs also being gontained in said compartments when theibe d is not in use.

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